The windows of two Hougton-le-Spring properties and a car were smashed by a gang of men during a daylight attack.
The group targeted a house on Marlowe Place on Saturday before fleeing the scene and heading to a property on Hall Lane.
The downstairs windows of the property were smashed, along with a vehicle parked outside.
A 20-year-old man has charged in connection to the incident with criminal damage, driving whilst disqualified and driving without a licence and no insurance.
He is due to appear before magistrates in South Tyneside in May.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 10am on Saturday, April 18 we received a report of criminal damage at an address on Marlowe Place, Houghton.
“It was reported that a group of men had smashed the windows of an address before making off from the scene.
“A short time later, at about 10.30am, we received a similar report of criminal damage at an address on Hall Lane, Houghton-le-Spring where a group of men had smashed the ground floor windows of a property, as well as a vehicle which was parked outside.
“Nobody was injured in either of the incidents, which police are treating as linked, and an investigation was swiftly launched to identify those responsible.
"Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact us via the 'Tell Us Something' page on our website quoting log 291 180420."
